How Much Sawdust Can I Fit In My Lungs?

 

Inside a wood shop, construction, woodworking, medellin, colombia, south america, going nomadic, la gring photos, dani blanchette

The other day Diego took me to a woodworking shop in downtown Medellin, where some of his family works.  It was awesome.

Inside a wood shop, construction, woodworking, medellin, colombia, south america, going nomadic, la gring photos, dani blanchette, person, covered in sawdust, man covered in sawdust,

Inside a wood shop, construction, woodworking, medellin, colombia, south america, going nomadic, la gring photos, dani blanchette, unfinished furniture, 2 men,

Inside a wood shop, construction, woodworking, medellin, colombia, south america, going nomadic, la gring photos, dani blanchette, marking the trim, marking wood, stencils

The smell of fresh cut wood, a smell I adore, permeated everything.  We walked through the tiny pathways the weaved in between gigantic unfinished furniture stacks, stepping on a carpet of soft, baby-powder fine sawdust.  The air was thick with airborne particles that created a fuzzy haze throughout the dark and horror-movie-ish looking warehouse.

Inside a wood shop, construction, woodworking, medellin, colombia, south america, going nomadic, la gring photos, dani blanchette, sawdust piles, sawdust on floor

Inside a wood shop, construction, woodworking, medellin, colombia, south america, going nomadic, la gring photos, dani blanchette, airborne sawdust, dust in the air, wood dust

Inside a wood shop, construction, woodworking, medellin, colombia, south america, going nomadic, la gring photos, dani blanchette, wood piled in hallway,

 

I loved every second of it!

 

Inside a wood shop, construction, woodworking, medellin, colombia, south america, going nomadic, la gring photos, dani blanchette, chairs, piles of unfinished chairs, unfinished furniture

Inside a wood shop, construction, woodworking, medellin, colombia, south america, going nomadic, la gring photos, dani blanchette, unfinished chairs piled to the ceiling

Inside a wood shop, construction, woodworking, medellin, colombia, south america, going nomadic, la gring photos, dani blanchette, upstairs in a wood shop

Inside a wood shop, construction, woodworking, medellin, colombia, south america, going nomadic, la gring photos, dani blanchette, chairs, unfinished furniture

Inside a wood shop, construction, woodworking, medellin, colombia, south america, going nomadic, la gring photos, dani blanchette, unfinished furniture

I ran around taking photos of the guys working, getting covered in sawdust as I laid flat on the ground to get artsy shots…

 

Inside a wood shop, construction, woodworking, medellin, colombia, south america, going nomadic, la gring photos, dani blanchette, wood shavings on the floor, broom, sweep

 

…and spent way too much time photographing this man hand carving flower designs into chair backs with a fascinating amount of precision and speed.

 

Inside a wood shop, construction, woodworking, medellin, colombia, south america, going nomadic, la gring photos, dani blanchette, unfinished furniture, carving, hand carving

Inside a wood shop, construction, woodworking, medellin, colombia, south america, going nomadic, la gring photos, dani blanchette, unfinished furniture, hand carving wood

Inside a wood shop, construction, woodworking, medellin, colombia, south america, going nomadic, la gring photos, dani blanchette, unfinished furniture, handcarving wood

 

Each person had one job that they would just do in mass quantities with such skill.  I was loving watching it all.

 

Inside a wood shop, construction, woodworking, medellin, colombia, south america, going nomadic, la gring photos, dani blanchette, unfinished furniture, sanding

Inside a wood shop, construction, woodworking, medellin, colombia, south america, going nomadic, la gring photos, dani blanchette, unfinished furniture, shaving

Inside a wood shop, construction, woodworking, medellin, colombia, south america, going nomadic, la gring photos, dani blanchette, unfinished furniture,

 

I was absolutely amazed with this little wood shop in the middle of Medellin.  I wish I could tell you a name or direction, but this being Colombia, I can tell you it is just some no name wood shop  that you will pass by without notice unless you are specifically looking for it.  All I can say is that it is on Avenida de Greiff, a ripped awning, and yellow out front.

 

CHEERS!